The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-25

Cross-examined by the state, through Mr.
Allen-Got supper on coming home then
went To his room and rested himself on the
side of his bed some time, when the shoot
ing occurred This shooting was so close
that he went to the window and looked out
Heard the carriage rolling over the bridge
as he was raising the window; got II up
enough and in time to see the carriage. All
Of this seemed to have occurred just as he
described il. Placed a stick under the
window to keep it up. Witness could not
be very positive, but il seemed TO him that
the carriage passed between the hrst two
shots and the rapid firing which followed
Had witness been expecting to be summon
ed he would have taken closer observation
There was a man named Davis, and he
said that he had not seen carriage
pass.
Witness told Davis that his eyes must
have been out of his head not to see that
carriage. This conversation took place the
day after the shooting. Rose Jordan was
talking about the carriage Did not re-
member having heard any one say murder
during the fight. In speaking of the affair
since ne said that men who fought should
not say murder or make any cry. Was
positive he did not hear any cry of murder.
1t seemed that there might have been four
or five shots fired. Told Rose Jordan about
the shooting might have said it TO some
one else. Told Mr.. Gurrant for whom he
worked, that he had seen the carriage /;
could not say whether it had one horse or
two, or whether it was a hack or buggy /;
could not describe the man he saw run
ming.
SAW HIM RUNNING
right behind the buggy could not say how
far he was behind it. Did not think the
shooting was over then. Did not know
that any person had been kille1 until the
ne xt morning, when he heard it at Mr..
NUNS market. There was a crowd of peo-
pie assembled on the bridge after the shoot
ing was all over. He shut his window and
went to bed did not care about putting
himself to the trouble of investigation
looking out of a window was not as much
work as walking, and for that reason he
| did not go out to investigate. Always
| thought that the best thing man could do
was to attend TO his own business. If the
attorneys could teach him any better he
would be pleased to learn. Laughter.
| Thanks that Rose Jordan went down to see
| what was the matter Saw Davis go out to
the bridge this was after the shooting
| There was a woman down stairs she call
| ed to Davis not to go. Could not see the
| front gate of Mrs. Cabanisss house.
Witness knew Mr.. Dick Kerr; had not
talked with him since last fall, when he was
cutting wood for him. The buggy made
quite noise going over the bridge; il
| seemed TO be going very fast; did not re
member whether the hack had lamps or not
it was moonlight night; the man follow
| ing the hack was in a trot He seemed to
| be in the middle of the road, running after
| the buggy, but if the buggy kept going he
never would have caught it. Witness
| thought the man who was running was the
man being fired at. Did not remember see
| ing anybody else passing at that time
heard the people when they were walking
off. There was a crowd of people could
| hear them walk.
| WILLIAM WINTER,
a bright colored man-Lives on Capito
street. On the night of the killing witness
saw the red carriage pass his store, going
| toward the bridge; Mr.. Roderick Gambrel
| passed walking; he was going toward the
| bridge after Hamilton's wagon had pass
| ed, witness went out to shut up his store
| had closed one blind when Aibrecht anC
| Figures passed they were walking along
neither fast nor slow just as he shut tbs
| blind the firing began he supposed tina
| they had got down as far as Bernard Fitz
| patricks store when the shooting began
did not notice Mr.. GambrelPs clothing par
ticuiarly, but thought he had on a BLACK
hat could not say how many minutes ht
was in advance of Col. Hamilton; then thu
hack passed ; heard one say, Drive up
don't go so slow shut up one of his
| windows and was in the act of shut
ting another blind when the shooting be-
| gan.
Cross-examined by the State-Could moi
distinguish what was in the hack, bu
| thought there was more than one person il
it besides the driver habitually noticed
people passing and keeps his eyes oper
! when he is about to shut up; could not re
member who he saw pass up before Gam
| brell did not know Andrew Govan by
name might know him by sight he had
| no reason TO notice Hamilton and Gambrel
| and the others. Saw Gambrelt in the morn
| ing near Mr.. Seutters photograph gallery
| When Gambrell passed on the night of the
killing ne was not walking over fast; car
not say any special night when he coul.
remember he passed his store witness wa:
not noticing the gentlemen referred to he
| could not tell who it was he rememb ereC
the parties mentioned passing was sitting
down when Gambrel passed !; only
u few passed when Hamilton pass
| ed witness was standing up he
| then went out and unlooped his west blind
and closed it and put up the iron rod, theI
he went to the east blind and unfastenec
| 1t just at that moment Albrecht and Fig
ures passed. He closed this blind and wa,
| just preparing to fasten il when the
shooting began heard some one in the hack
say
| DRIVE UP;
| l. ..